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Abstract Background Health insurance is essential for providing access to healthcare, particularly for older individuals. Disparities in awareness and understanding among elderly individuals in urban and rural areas may ...

Lean duplex stainless steels (LDSS) emerged as a competitive duplex stainless steels (DSS) where Ni is partially replaced by lower cost alloying elements such as Mn and N. However, to date there has been little to no inf...

Abstract Background Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) affects approximately 40 million people, primarily in low- and middle-income countries. Transthoracic echocardiography is the gold standard for early detection of RHD. Y...

Abstract Background Fetal hypoxia is a leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Cardiotocography (CTG) is widely used to predict fetal hypoxia during labor, but its interpretation remains suboptimal. Artificial...

The Pearl River Basin, a pivotal river system in Southern China, traverses ecologically fragile zones including the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, port trading zones of the Beibu Gulf in Guangxi, and urban economic zones of the...

PurposeThis study examined the association between social media social comparison orientation and physical self-efficacy among Chinese college students, and tested whether body shame and body appreciation mediated this a...

Rising global temperatures are increasingly recognized as a threat to education, affecting students’ cognitive performance, learning environments, and institutional resilience. However, educational data are rarely avai...

Abstract Background Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne disease caused by a protozoan parasite of the genus Leishmania. The infection is transmitted by the bite of infected female sandflies of the genus Phlebotomus in the Ol...

Abstract Background Suicide attempts constitute a significant public health emergency, with Emergency Departments (EDs) serving as a primary point of contact for individuals in acute psychiatric crisis. This observationa...

This study aimed to compare reimbursement prices for new, innovative non-orphan drugs in Germany based on price negotiation and cost-effectiveness analysis, using the efficiency frontier (EF) approach and cost-utility an...

ObjectiveTo evaluate a novel multichannel deep learning (DL) model using contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) data with multiple regions of interest (ROIs) and time-intensity curve (TIC)-derived key frames for predicting ...

Abstract Background Immigrant women can experience high rates of domestic violence and abuse (DVA) and migration trauma. Family or general practitioners (GPs) have limited DVA training or support to manage culturally com...

Abstract Background Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) reflects localized periodontal and alveolar bone remodeling during orthodontic tooth movement. Although ALP changes have been inv...

Abstract With the increasing performance requirements for data acquisition in applications such as the Internet of things and artificial intelligence, analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) face stringent trade-offs among s...

The scientific literature on the electrochemical conversion of CO2 on silver and silver-based cathodes in aqueous solutions and nonaqueous media has been analyzed. It has been shown that the most problematic issues regar...

Abstract Background Cold water immersion (CWI) is a common method of post-exercise recovery, but the optimal protocols are not well understood. The lack of exercise-specific guidelines has caused confusion on how CWI sho...

Abstract Background Financial well-being is increasingly recognized as a central dimension of overall well-being, yet few culturally adapted instruments exist to measure its subjective aspects in Latin America. Aim This ...

Abstract Background It is well-established that cannabis can affect driving in the hours after cannabis use, but the exact duration of these effects, and relationship with delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration...

Abstract The aim of this study was to examine the dynamic changes in monocyte/macrophage- and dendritic cell (DC)-related immune activation in people with HIV (PWH) before switching to long-acting (LA) injectable caboteg...

Abstract Background To compare the antibacterial activity of conventional intracanal medicaments used in regenerative endodontic treatment (TAP, DAP, Ca(OH)₂, CHX gel) with novel hydrogel-based formulations (chitosan, ...

Abstract Background Protein-protein interaction (PPI) network-based protein function prediction algorithms, which use the guilt-by-association principle, are widely applied in medical and human domains, but they are comp...

Abstract Background Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a rare genetic disorder that causes extreme skin fragility, chronic pain, and functional impairment, with major psychosocial and economic consequences. Health-related qua...

BackgroundIntravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) products are widely used to treat immune deficiency and autoimmune disorders; however, infusion-related reactions remain a significant clinical concern. Differences in tolerabi...

Abstract Introduction Self-harm and suicide among young people are major public health concerns and delivering prevention and postvention support is crucial. Educational and youth organisations play a vital role in both ...